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the systematic evaluation and understanding of water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients, such as additives, as they undergo chemical interaction/reaction during the harvest, storage and distribution of foods.
Food Chemistry
True False:Chemicals are only bad things in foods
False
Four Types of Plant Tissues
Toxins
Enzymes
Pigments
Preservatives
Carotenoids, anthocyanins, betalains, and chlorophylls,are what type of plant tissues
Pigments
Solanine, amygdaline are what type of plant tissues
Toxins
Citric acid, benzoic acid are what type of plant tissues?
Preservatives
Papain is what type of plant tissue?
Enzyme
Anthocyanis
Betalains
Carotenoids
and Chlorophylls are
Pigments in fruits and vegtables
Water soluble compounds ranging from purple to orange.
(Eggplant, radish, red potato,blueberries)
Anthocyanins
Purple to red-yellow pigments
(Beets)
Betalains
Fat soluble pigments ranging from yellow to red-orange
(Carrots, tomatoes, peppers)
Carotenoids
Pigments that have porphyrin ring with Mg and green color
Chlorophylls
6 Factors Affecting Chemistry of Plant Tissue
Temperature
Humidity
Washing/soaking
Cutting/slicing
Heating
Freezing
Causes plants to wilt or spoil
Humidity
Causes leaching
Washing/soaking
What causes plants to change enzymatically
Cutting/slicing
What causes changes in flavor and texture of plants
Heating
What slows reactions in plants
Freezing
Four things that make up animal tissue
Pigments
Enzymes
Precursors
Substrates
Myoglobin and Hemoglobin affect animal _____
pigments
Proteases are what in animal tissue
Enzymes
Flavor in animal tissue is a _______
Precursor
Physiological changes and microbial growth in animal tissue is a result of
Substrates
-The primary pigment in Meat
-A single Polypeptide
Myoglobin
Heme aka porphyrin ring is
the specialized group in Myoglobin
Which atom is at the center of a heme group?
Fe (iron)
4 Forms of Mb in Meat
-Myoglobin aka (deoxymyoglobin)-Purple
-Oxymyoglobin -red
-Metmyoglobin-gray,brown
-Nitrosylhemochrome-pink (cooked meat)
4 Factors Affecting Chemistry of Animal Tissues
Cooking
Drying
Freezing
Pasteurizing
Drying of meat affects
flavor
What causes microbial reduction in meat
Pasteurizing
What affects the flavor, color, and texture of meat
Cooking
In what kind of food do scientists make use of specific chemicals in ingredients to produce a desired result
Formulated Foods
The physicochemical properties that affect performance in a food during processing, storage, and preparation
Functionality
4 Toxic Compounds
Bacterial Toxins
Mycotoxins
Pesticides
Endogenous
Clostridium Botulinum is what kind of toxin
Bacterial
Aflatoxin(peanuts) is what kind of toxic compound
Mycotoxin
Organochlorines(DDT) and
Organophosphates (malathion) is what kind of toxic compound
Pesticides
What kind of toxins are naturally present
Endogenous
Name 7 Endogenous Toxins
Solanine
Amygdaline
Myristicin
Safrole
Thiocyanate – cabbage
Coumarin – citrus fruits
Hydrazine - mushrooms
Ex. of Solanine
Potatos
Ex. of Amygdaline
Peach Pits
Ex. of Myristicin
Nutmeg
Ex. of Thiocyanate
Cabbage
Ex. of Coumarin
Citrus Fruits
Ex. of Hydrazine
Mushrooms
Toxicity of a chemical is related to
Dose
True False: Additives with known toxicity are monitored and regulated with a 50x safety factor
False; 100x
True False: The FDA does not approve the use of all food additives to ensure safety
False they do
The dose above which adverse effects are produced
Threshold Level
LD stands for
lethal dose
ED stand for
Effective does
abnormal fetal development is what toxic category
Teratogen
Change in the DNA of cells is what toxic category
Mutagen
Cancer development is what toxic category
Carcinogen
Work by slowing, stopping or killing microbes
Preservatives
Salt and Sugar are the most common preservatives and work by decreasing
Water activity
Name 3 organic acids that are preservatives
acetic, citric, and benzoic acids
Potassium sorbate is
a salt preservative
Any substance added to food
Food Additive
Are most additives intentional
yes
which organization approves food addtives
FDA
Contaminants that are often anticipated at a minimal level
Indirect additives
True False: Intentional Adulteration is legal
legal
7 indirect additives
Antibiotics
Dioxins
Dirt/dust
Hair
Hormones
Insects
Microwave packaging
Lecithin
Monoglycerides
Sodium Phosphate are
Emulsifiers
Pectinase, glucose oxidase, invertase are
Enzymes
BHA
BHT
Ascorbic Acid(vitamin c)
Tocopherols are
Antioxidants
Name 7 types of Food Additives
Emulsifiers
Antioxidants
Anticaking and freeflowing agents
Flavorings
Enzymes
Preservatives
pH control agents
Leavening agents
Salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, potassium sorbate are
Preservatives
starch, Pectin, Gums, cellulose, gelatin are
Stabilizers and Thickeners
Aspartame and
Saccharin are
Nonnutritive Sweetners
Sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose are
Nutritive Sweetners
a pigment used to impart color to a food or beverage
Colorant
What kind of colorants are: annatto extract, turmeric, paprika, caramel color
Natural
Synthetic compounds are what kind of colorants
Artificial
True False:The FDA views colorants as additives with the exception of FD&C colorants
True
FD&C colorants stands for
Certified as safe for food drug or cosmetic applications
Water soluble for entire food
Dyes
Color suppliers provide
Dyes adn Lakes
Insoluble for food surfaces
Lakes
4 Exempt Colorants
Annatto
Cochineal
Caramel
Paprika Extract
Colorant that comes from seeds of a tropical evergreen
Annatto
Colorant that comes from dried cochineal insects
Cochineal
Colorant that comes from nonenzymatic thermal processing of sugars
Caramel
Benzaldehyde
Isoamyl acetate
are
Character-impact compounds
Flavorants that are associated with particular products
Character Impact Compounds
Benzaldehyde is associated with what flavors
Cherry or almond
Isoamyl acetate is associated with what flavor
Banana
Study natural flavors in foods and develop flavor additives
Food Flavorists
Made by heating amino acids with reducing sugars
Maillard Reaction Products
3 Flavor terms
Extracts
Essential Oil
Oleoresin
Alcohol as a solvent is an
Extract
Steam distillation is an
Essential Oil
Oil soluble extract is a
Oleoresin
Produced by chemical reactions under specific conditions
Reaction Flavors
Protein Hydrolysates and Monosodium Glutamate are
Flavor Enhancers
Perform as both flavorings and enhancers
Protein hydrolysates
protein, casein and soy protein are commonly used
for
Flavor enchancers
Derived from soybeans and is used as a flavor enhancer
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
a flavor enhancer for the savory (umami) character in meat products
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
5 kinds of Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides
Dietary Fiber
Glucse and Frutose are what kind of carbohydrate
Monosaccharides
Sucrose and lactose are
Disaccharides
Stachyose and Raffinose are
Oligosaccharides
Starch Cellulose and Glycogen are
Polysaccharides
Hemicellulose Pectin and Lignin are
Dietary Fiber
When hydrated starch granules swell during heating to release soluble starch molecules that provide thickening
Gelatinization
Modified starches are ____ ____ to thicken without heating
chemically treated
Crystallization of starch molecules in stale bread
Retrodgradation
Long chain polymers that can be linear or branched
Vegetable Gums
Three uses for Vegetable Gums
Thickening Gelling and Binding
4 Examples of Vegetable Gums
Gum arabic (sap)
Carrageenan and alginate (seaweed)
Guar gum (seed)
Xanthan gum (microbial)
chemical compounds that are soluble in organic solvents but not soluble in water
Lipids
Three main groups of lipid
Triglycerides – triacylglycerol
Phospholipids – lecithin
Cholesterol
Sap is
Gum Arabic
Carrageenan and alginate is
Seaweed
Guar gum is
seed
Xanthan gum is
microbial
If there are no carbon to carbon double bonds fatty acids are
saturated
if there are one or more double bonds fatty acids are
Unsaturated
Oils are more unsaturated and thus have a lower ____ _____than fats
melting point
In cis configuration, the H atoms bonded to the C=C are located
on the same side
Unsaturated fats have ____ ______ defined by their structure at the double bonds
two configurations
In trans, the H atoms are bonded on the _____ _____ of the of the C=C
opposite side
splitting oils into high and low melting point components
Fractionation
the forced addition of hydrogen atoms to the unsaturated bonds of fatty acids to raise the melting point of the fat (harden)
Hydrogenation
the breakdown of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids
Hydrolysis
6 Chemical Reactions of Lipids
Fractionation
Hydrogenation
Hydrolysis
Interesterification
Oxidation
Polymerization
a rearrangement or recombination of fatty acids from a triglyceride
Interesterification
result of oxygen reacting with the double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids to produce a rancid flavor or aroma
Oxidation
after fatty acids are hydrolyzed from glycerol
Polymerization
important macronutrients and provide essential amino acids
Proteins
provide structure in foods and often serve as enzymes in reactions
Proteins
Proteins are _______ of amino acids
polymers
Every protein has an ____ end and an ____ end
acid
amino
the linear sequence of amino acids
Primary
refers to the alpha helix or beta sheet configuration
Secondary
describes the three-dimensional shape of the protein molecule
Tertiary
: overall spatial structure if the protein has more than one polypeptide
Quaternary
an unfolding of protein structure (breaking H bonds) without disrupting covalent bonds
Denaturation
True false: water activity equals water content
False
Starches lipids and vitamins do or do not denature
do not
Stops enzyme function and decreases protein solubility
Denaturation
specialized proteins that catalyze specific reactions converting substrates to products
Enzymes
Polyphenyloxidase is an ______ that browns
Enzyme
An enzymatic reaction that utilizes enzymes to break large molecules into smaller fragments (carbohydrases, lipases)
Hydrolysis
that involves enzymes that cause changes in chemical structures (polyphenol oxidase)
Oxidation-reduction
An enzymatic reaction involves the condensation of molecules into polymers
POlymerization
4 things that water might be useful for assoicated with food products
-most abundant chemical in foods
-It may be a solid, liquid or gas
-universal solvent
-important for safety and quality of products

important for safety and quality of products
a measure of the availability of water molecules
Water activity (aw)
the ratio of water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature
Water activity
Water activity is related to
Relative humidity
Bread has a ____ water activity and potato chips have a ____ water activity
high, low
The ability to retain moisture during the application of external forces like heating, grinding and pressing
Water Holding Capacity
The presence of _____ and _____ ______ contributes to the WHC
hydrophilic adn charged gropus
where a discontinuous phase is dispersed in a continuous phase
Dispersions
5 Examples of Dispersions
solutions, suspensions, gels, foams, and emulsions
two-phase systems in which one phase is dispersed in the other
Emulsions